Chamomile, Common

Common chamomile (also called German chamomile) produces those classic daisy-like flowers with apple-scented centers perfect for tea. This annual readily self-seeds, so you'll likely have chamomile volunteers for years after your first planting. Chamomile: Grow the world's most popular herbal tea right in your backyard! Chamomile produces delicate, apple-scented, daisy-like flowers that brew into a soothing, calming tea known for promoting relaxation and aiding digestion. It's a healer and companion plant, attracting beneficial insects like hoverflies and improving the health of neighboring vegetables. Choose German chamomile for a bushy, abundant annual (2-3 feet) perfect for tea production, or Roman chamomile for a low, spreading perennial mat that makes a fragrant groundcover. • Growing Tips: Transplant after the last frost, spacing German type 6-8 inches apart or Roman type 4-6 inches apart (or 12 inches for Description 1's Roman spacing); German chamomile self-sows readily an